String Orchestra of the Rockies Records, 1985-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator

String Orchestra of the
Rockies

Title

String Orchestra of
the Rockies Records

Dates

1985-2016 (inclusive)

19852016

Quantity

11.5 linear feet

Collection Number

Mss
674

Summary

This collection contains administrative
records, concert planning papers, concert brochures, public relations records,
and various audio and visual recorded materials produced by the String
Orchestra of the Rockies between 1985 and 2016.

In the autumn of 1984, a group of musicians met to discuss the
creation of a professional string orchestra, the only ensemble of its kind in
residence in Montana. Since then, the String Orchestra of the Rockies (SOR) has
become a regular part of Montana's musical life. This unique orchestra draws
upon the finest string players in the state, including faculty of the
University of Montana in Missoula and Montana State University in Bozeman,
members of the Cascade Quartet in Great Falls, and other professional teachers
and performers from Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, and Missoula. SOR performs
without a conductor, relying on the inner cohesion and expertise of its
musicians.

The orchestra has been heard across Montana on network television's
"People and Places Under the Big Sky" and throughout the United States on
National Public Radio's "Performance Today." SOR continues to build on its
record of accomplishment, rising to a higher level of artistic development. The
orchestra two has produced two CDs. Both have been released nationally and
regionally. Through its years of growth, the purposes of the String Orchestra
of the Rockies have remained constant: 1) to enhance and enrich the cultural
climate of the region by providing classical music of the highest caliber, by
providing regular concerts, 2) to provide resource support to public and
private music education programs for Montana's children.

This collection contains administrative records, concert planning
papers, concert brochures, public relations records, and various audio and
visual recorded materials produced by the String Orchestra of the Rockies. The collection contains both records of the internal
workings of managing the orchestra as well as the record of its public output.

Series I contains the administrative records of the orchestra, which
include organizational charts, organizational history, personnel lists, minutes
of board meetings, financial records, fund raising records, and musician
records including information on the various guest musicians who have played
with the String Orchestra of the Rockies.

Series II is divided into to two subseries. Subseries 1 contains
various concert planning records, grouped together around specific concerts.
Subseries 2 is the complete collection of the orchestra’s concert and seasonal
brochures.

Series III contains public relations materials, including membership
lists, outreach programs, advertising records, public service announcements,
newsletters, and news clippings.

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and
any other applicable statutes. No duplication may be made of any SOR sound
recordings without the express permission of the Artistic Director of the
String Orchestra of the Rockies, conveyed directly to the Archivist.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], String Orchestra of the
Rockies Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield
Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.